Kairi Sane & Io Shirai battle the Four Horsewomen's "ground soldiers," Jessamyn Duke & Marina Shafir, in a long-awaited tag team showdown. Video courtesy of the award-winning WWE Network.

PHOENIX — What a week it’s been for Kairi Sane & Io Shirai. After claiming multiple NXT Year-End Awards at TakeOver: Phoenix and making impactful showings in the Women’s Royal Rumble Match, the “Sky Pirates” tasted the sweet satisfaction of retribution as they faced Jessamyn Duke & Marina Shafir in a long-awaited tag team match.

The Four Horsewomen’s “ground soldiers,” whose interference caused Sane to lose the NXT Women’s Title to Shayna Baszler at WWE Evolution last September, used quick tags and aggressive tactics to ground The Genius of the Sky. After absorbing Duke & Shafir’s ruthless attack, however, the perseverant Shirai broke free of Shafir’s grasp and tagged in The Pirate Princess.

Sane sped up the action from there, tackling Shafir with an Interceptor spear before uniting with Shirai for a pop-up elbow drop. Shirai then blitzed Duke with a suicide dive, giving Sane freedom to soar with the Insane Elbow and pin Shafir, much to the delight of the NXT Universe.

WWE NXT photos for Jan. 30, 2019, featuring The Street Profits squaring up against The Forgotten Sons, and Kairi Sane & Io Shirai settling the score against Marina Shafir & Jessamyn Duke.